Shoe-protector.



O. FRITZSCHE. SHOE PROTECTOR. APPLwATIoN FILED 51111.31, 1911.

1,053,024. Patenea 11',l 1.913. 1

OTTO FRITZSOHE, DF YORK," Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.11,1913.

l Application flied JanuaryI 31, 1911. seriaiNe, 605,803.

To all whom t may concern r Be it lknown ythat I, O'rro mu'rzsorm, a subject of the Emperor ofGermany, resid ing at New York, in the county f of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvement-s in Shoe-Pro-y tectors, of rwhichthe following is a lspecification.:

This invention relates to shoe protectors. and more especially to metal coverings fitted over the toe and front part of a shoe to protect same from injurious substances such as lye, acids and similar substances which would quickly destroy the leather and in jurelthat part of the shoe only.

T e invention consists of `a cheap and light covering of sheet metal secured to the front of t-he shoe by means of strings or other fasteners as will be more fully described in the following specification, set forth in the claims, and illustrated in the drawings wherein,- i

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe witl the protector applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the 'protector'. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the protector. Fig. 4

. is a view of the blank from which the protector is made.

Wvhen shoes are subjected to injurious materials, especially mortar which many workmen are employed to handle, the lime proves exceedingly injurious to the shoe by settling on the toe andthe adjacent horizontal portion where it quickly destroys the leather, leaving the balance of the shoe to a great extent unimpaired, and it is to provide a cheap rand simple device having little weight and which can be quickly applied to the shoe that the present invention has been designed.

The protector consists of a sheet metal cover 5 conforming with the shape of the toe and front part of the shoe and having inwardly extending flanges 6 at its lower edge 7. These anges extend beneath the sole of the shoe and cause a slight pressure to be exerted by the protector upon the sole of the shoe for the purpose of holding it in place. In order to 'more effectually retain the protector on the foot of the wearer, a string 8 is passed through perforations 9 on the upper side of the protector and carried back above the heel. Thisstring 8 may be iiexible and it may be a portion of the regular shoe string which is afterward passed through the eyelets in the upper part `of the shoe.

In the manufacture of this protector a sheet metalblank such as shown in' Fig. 4 is employe@ and formed int-o the protector as shown in the other figures, by a die which at-the same time punches the perforations 9.

It is obvious that the details of the protector may belmodified without departing from the essential features above described and other securing means maybe adopted to hold the protector to the shoe. If found advisable the protector may cover a greater portion of the front of the shoe and be held on by forcing it upon the front of the shoe.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-is,-

1. A shoe protector formed of a single blank of sheet material and bent to inclose Athe toe of a shoe and provided with rear edge portions extending below thefront edge portion and bent inwardly to engage the under side/of the shoe, the sides of said protector being extended rearwardly, and a flexible support secured to the upperporf tions of said protector and adapted to be passed, around a shoe to hold said protector snugly on the toe of the shoe.

2. A shoe protector formed of` a single blank of sheet material and bent to inclose the toe of a shoe with the forward portion of its lower edge disposed flush with the underside of the shoe sole, the rear edge portions being extended below the front edge portion and bent inwardly to engage the under surface of the shoe, the sides of the `protector beingl extended rearwardly and in- ,wardly to engage the shoulder formed by the sole of the shoe.

In testimony whereof I aitix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTTO FRITZSCHE.

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